Forest Animals and Reader's Theater with K/1

I've enjoyed working with Mrs. Overby's K/1 students on several projects recently in the Media Center. The first project was forest animal research. Each student selected a forest animal and used PebbleGo to learn information about the animal's habitat, diet, and body. They also selected one fact that was unusual or most interesting about the animal. Students recorded information using both words and pictures. Here are a few fun facts we learned:

• Porcupines can climb trees!
• Male deer use their antlers to fight and defend against other deer.
• Hedgehogs roll into a ball when they are scared.
• Wolves live in groups called packs.

You can view the finished products and learn more about forest animals by reading our work outside Mrs. Overby's classroom!

The second project I'd like to share is the reader's theater group. A small group of students worked with me to read and perform 'The Gingerbread Man.' We learned about the words script, character, and expression during our time together. Students became more fluent and expressive each time we practiced. The most exciting part was that we performed for Mrs. Overby and Mrs. Goff's class at the end of the week. We were nervous but it was fun to perform for our friends. Even a few of our families were able to attend!